What is CVE-2021-35104?

CVE-2021-35104 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009w, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-35104?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Apq8009w

CVE-2021-35104

Possible buffer overflow due to improper parsing of headers while playing the FLAC audio clip in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-06-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/april-2022-bulletin (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-35104?: CVE-2021-35104 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009w, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-35104?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.